Scotland 'can now set our sights on the Super 8s' after their five-wicket T20 World Cup win over Namibia, according to batsman Michael Leask.
Victory in Barbados put the Scots top of Group B, albeit Australia and England have played one game less, and has increased belief that they can spring a surprise by being one of the two sides to qualify for the next stage.
Scotland were denied the opportunity to build on a promising opening partnership when rain forced their opening game against England to be abandoned.However, Leask thought that performance, and United States' super-over win over Pakistan, showed that associate nations "don't get the recognition they deserve".
Leask said "it felt special being out there" and had "said to the coach I'd repay the faith he's shown in me" as Scotland avenged previous defeats by Namibia. "Three from three the last time we played in the first over, got close but not close enough. We've had a lot of that in the past and this feels like a team who is on the rise."
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